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11:53:31 PM Not for Public Display: Backstage at the American Museum of Natural History
Wired News - USA

By Betsy Mason and Jonathan Snyder NEW YORK CITY — You could spend three or four days in the American Museum of Natural History and still not see all the ... [more]

11:33:34 PM Museum of Flight rolls dice for space shuttle
Puget Sound Business Journal - Seattle,WA,USA

The Museum of Flight will break ground on a $12 million glass gallery to display one of three available space shuttles — even before NASA decides which ... [more]

8:31:14 PM First day of summer means snowballs at Pa. museum
The Associated Press

Monday marked the first day of summer and the science museum's annual Snowball Day. Visitors are encouraged every year to save a snowball from the winter in ... [more]

7:51:30 PM MUSEUM SALARIES WITHHELD UNLESS QUOTAS MET
Artforum - New York,NY,USA

There's a new pressure to perform for the directors of municipal museums in Hamburg. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung's Till Briegleb reports, the next work ... [more]

5:27:38 PM National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts to Renovate Building
American ...

By ROBIN POGREBIN The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts on June 27 will close its Beaux Arts museum building on Fifth Avenue for a renovation ... [more]

4:07:08 PM The Royal Museum building - a sneak peak at progress so far
Guardian - UK

A small group of journalists were today given an early look at progess on the £46.4m refurbishment and restructuring of the Royal Museum building on ... [more]

2:48:49 PM Not Waiting for the Next Brandeis
Inside Higher Ed - Washington,DC,USA

But to the art world, the plan represented a rejection of the idea that nonprofit institutions do not sell art from their museums except as a means to ... [more]

2:15:05 PM Oversized Games Open at Henry Ford Museum
ABC News - United States

AP A new exhibit opening at Henry Ford Museum gives visitors a chance to get into the game in a big way. "PLAY" has just opened at the museum in Dearborn ... [more]

12:06:40 PM Unions condemn Culture and Sport Glasgow name change
BBC News - E,UK

The body which runs Glasgow's museums, libraries and sports facilities has spent £54000 on a relaunch. Culture and Sport Glasgow will now be known as ... [more]

11:09:15 AM New Children's Museum on cutting edge
Wisconsin State Journal

The new Madison Children's Museum has a kid-friendly rooftop park that features hills, a waterfall, gardens, homing pigeons, a chicken coop and a bird's-eye ... [more]

11:03:25 AM Grand Rapids Public Museum plans ``Summer Fun Days''
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

AP The Grand Rapids Public Museum is kicking off nearly three months of activities for "Summer Fun Days." Starting Monday, hours and admissions prices will ... [more]

6:53:20 AM Giant robotic insects draw crowds at Macon museum
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA

Jake and his parents visited the Museum of Arts and Sciences Sunday to see “The World of Giant Insects!” a new exhibit of giant robotic bugs. ... [more]

6:32:43 AM Discovery Museum plans for bright new future
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA

Increasing the public's awareness and support of the museum - operated by the Lake County Forest Preserve District since 1976 - is one of the key goals. ... [more]

5:13:23 AM Private funding proposed for Bibb museums
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA

That money could fund institutions as diverse as the Tubman African American Museum, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the ... [more]

3:20:59 AM 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at the
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

Art Daily It is tremendously exciting that 100 Acres positions the IMA as a leader in how museums can champion both contemporary artists and the environment. ... [more]

3:13:58 AM The Mourners, Bill Viola Exhibitions Opening at Saint Louis Art Museum
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

The Saint Louis Art Museum opens The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation, two exhibitions presented in tandem ... [more]



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